Shen Wansan (played by Zhang Weijian) and Zhu Chongba (played by Gao Qiang) were two beggars living on the streets. One day, they met a man named Liu Bowen (played by Xu Huanshan), and from that moment, their fates and even the course of history were changed. Liu Bowen gave Zhu Chongba a dagger, leading him to join Guo Zixing's rebel army and take the name Zhu Yuanzhang. Shen Wansan, meanwhile, received a clay pot called the Treasure-Gathering Basin and returned to his hometown to go into business. Several years later, Zhu Yuanzhang was thriving in the army, while Shen Wansan's booming business suddenly faced a crisis after someone framed him. When the two reunited, neither was as they had once been, and their brotherly bond began to change. Even in his hour of need, Shen Wansan remained generous and loyal to his brother Zhu Chongba, but Zhu Chongba coveted Shen Wansan's wealth. A large sum of Shen Wansan's money vanished without a trace, sowing the seeds of trouble between the brothers...
